Case Report
Delayed Manifestation of Shunt Nephritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Table 1
Microbiologic characteristics of shunt nephritis.
| | Microorganism | Blood cultures
(%) | CSF cultures
(%) | Shunt cultures
(%) |
| | 27 | 56 | 53 | | C. bovis | 3 | 1 | 0 | | M. bovis | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Diphtheroids | 3 | 3 | 1 | | Micrococcus | 3 | 1 | 4 | | G. morbillorum | 1 | 1 | 1 | | P. aeruginosa | 1 | 0 | 4 | | S. viridans | 1 | 0 | 0 | | P. acnes | 10 | 6 | 10 | | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 19 | 11 | 9 | | Staphylococcus albus | 15 | 9 | 11 | | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 13 | 8 | 5 | | Proteus | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 1 | 1 | | Mixed infection | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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results reported as negative or not reported at all.
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